Champion Auctioneer
VAA 2023 State Champion Auctioneer – Linford Berry
The event grades auctioneers on chant, rhythm, presence and auction ability. For decades this event has brought bid callers from every corner of Virginia to compete for the title.
1978 | David A. Leonard | 1982 | Fred H. Reger | 1983 | G. Ted DeBruhl |
1984 | Grayson L. Smith | 1985 | Samuel K. (Buddy) Updike | 1986 | Roger L. Craig |
1987 | A. Barry Cole | 1988 | Jerome T. Clark | 1989 | Tim O. Dudley |
1990 | Michael E. Anderson | 1991 | Tony S. Goodman | 1992 | R.J. Buchanan |
1993 | John S. Nicholls | 1994 | Larry J. Linkous | 1995 | Zeb B. Barfield |
1996 | F. David Sale | 1997 | Lloyd W. (Trey) Willis, III | 1998 | F. William Billingsley |
1999 | R. Craig Damewood | 2000 | Brian D. Kurdziolek | 2001 | Mitchell G. Funk |
2002 | Brian Sale | 2003 | Dan Pegalow | 2004 | Ernest W. Rogers |
2005 | D. Brian Hash | 2006 | Amberleigh E. Scheungrab | 2007 | Bob Melvin |
2008 | Kelly Strauss | 2009 | W.O. "Dubby" Isgett | 2010 | Benjamin DeBruhl |
2011 | Taylor Linkous | 2012 | Brian Damewood | 2013 | Ben Svonavec |
2014 | Ben Yoder | 2015 | Josh Puffenbarger | 2016 | Mark Mast |
2017 | Daniel Lanier | 2018 | Chip Jones | 2020 | Stephen LaRaviere |
2021 | -- | 2022 | Cody Manspile | 2023 | Linford Berry |